Study Doubts "Casual" Spread of AIDS

AUTHOR(S)

N.F.

PUB. DATE

April 1985

SOURCE

Advocate;4/30/85, Issue 419, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents the result of the study on AIDS transmission. Absence of infection from ordinary exposure to AIDS victims; Dissemination of the disease through heterosexual relations; Assessment of the doubts on casual spread of AIDS.

Offers advice for Christians on dealing with doubt. Author's experience concerning doubts on religious beliefs; Tips on strengthening faith; Famous Biblical characters who were able to deal with doubt.

Highlights the results of a project to determine some things that Americans hold to be true. Americans' belief that truth is stranger than fiction; Some of the greatest cooks in the world are men; Significance of the singer Elvis Presley's guesting in the television program 'The Ed Sullivan Show.'

Offers insights on belief. Use of Eric Hoffer's book entitled `The True Believer' as a basis; Perception regarding opinions and provisional truth; Views on moral relativism and ethics; Views on science.

Cites the results of a Gallup poll on religious beliefs. Percentage of respondents who believe in the existence of the devil; Tendency of women to believe in angels; Correlation between educational attainment and religious belief.

Opinion. Considers how ordinary people come to accept beliefs that other people find implausible or beliefs that most find wholly utenable but for which others will kill themselves. The author's experience when, as an anthropology student, she joined groups who called themselves witches and...